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GMO labeling bill gets another shot in Rhode Island
2015-03-09 20:52:29| Biotech - Topix.net
A bill has been introduced in the Rhode Island Legislature that would require labeling of any genetically-engineered ingredients in food consumed by humans. State Sen. Donna Nesselbush recently introduced two nearly identical bills to the Senate Health & Human Services Committee that would demand disclosure of any foods or ingredients that were genetically manipulated, making Rhode Island the latest state to respond to the popular movement seeking to mandate labeling.
Hundreds of US farmers sue Syngenta over GMO corn
2015-03-09 06:53:48| Chemicals - Topix.net
Corn growers in the U.S. lost an upwards of $3 billion in revenue last year after the Chinese boycotted shipments of American corn following the discovery of a genetically modified seed that had not yet been approved in the country. Agrisure Viptera, a seed genetically altered to contain a protein that kills corn-eating bugs such as earworms and cutworms, had not been approved by China in November 2013 when it was found in several U.S. corn shipments.
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Scotts GMO grass threatens farms, gardens, health and the environment
2015-02-27 02:20:44| Chemicals - Topix.net
There's bad news for organic gardeners, farmers, consumers of grass-fed beef and anybody concerned about the environmental and health effects of Roundup and GMOs . Roundup Ready GMO grass seed is coming soon to stores near you, and will probably soon be in your lawn and your local farmer's fields -- whether you want it or not.
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Biotech companies to use "genome editing" to circumvent GMO regulations
2015-01-20 08:49:05| Biotech - Topix.net
Before you protest against genetically modified organisms and march against everything which they stand for, it's important to know some of the many ways in which companies and their scientists are modifying nature, patenting it, and profiting from it. First, there's the most controversial method of genetic engineering which uses genes from an external, foreign source of DNA which is inserted into the genome of a crop like corn.
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GMO technology moves faster than rules to regulate it
2015-01-18 08:26:28| Chemicals - Topix.net
Keith Sebourn checks on canola plants at a greenhouse run by Cibus, which is using genomic "editing" to develop herbicide-resistant canola in San Diego. Cibus CEO Peter Beetham stands outside the company's San Diego facility.
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